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Production supervisor

You own several lines or shifts and the link between the floor and management. Your output is decisions and closed actions, not reports.

Routine

Daily

  • Tier 2 meeting: review Tier 1 escalations, assign support
  • Gemba walk with a defined focus
  • OEE by shift from the same definitions on every line
  • Shift report: output, losses, safety, open actions

Weekly

  • Loss Pareto: top three losses and their action owners
  • Layered process audit
  • Overtime and labour report

Monthly+

  • Performance review with the plant manager

Your kit, task by task

  • Tier 2 meetingDaily · Board / visual
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  • Gemba walkDaily · Checklist
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  • OEE by shiftDaily · Calculator · OEE Calculator
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  • Shift reportDaily · Document generator
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  • Loss ParetoWeekly · Calculator
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  • Layered process auditWeekly · Checklist
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  • Overtime and labour reportWeekly · Template
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  • Downtime cost of a stopWhen it happens · Calculator · Downtime Cost Calculator
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  • Problem solving (RCA / 5 Why)When it happens · Document generator
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KPIs you are measured on

Top pains and how to handle them

Shifts are not comparable

Lock one OEE definition (planned time, ideal cycle, what counts as good) for all shifts before comparing them.

Actions pile up and never close

Every action needs owner, date and a check of effect; review overdue actions first in Tier 2.

Gemba walks turn into chats

Walk with one question (e.g. 'why did line 3 miss hour 4?'), and leave with a written action or nothing.

Recommended reading

Role kit — coming soon

A paid pack for this role is in preparation. Everything above stays free.